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Parducci Petite Sirah Mendocino True Grit 2003
Score: 90
Not exactly a bargain, but a very good, bold bottle of red wine in a style that Parducci mastered long ago. Calls for red meat, barbecue and pasta. Gutsy and bold, but just refined enough. Deep colored, full-bodied, with lots of grip in the texture from tannins, and lots of blackberry flavor to balance it out. Hints of smoke and black pepper add complexity.
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Stony Hill celebrates 50th vintageNapa Valley's first new winery to be built after Prohibition celebratesd the release of its 50th anniversary vintage last fall as the 2002 estate grown Chardonnay was distributed. Stony Hill winery set the pattern for countless high-quality California wineries founded by families seeking a better lifestyle in the country. Founders Fred and Eleanor McCrea planted a vineyard on Spring Mountain in 1947 with the goal of producing age-worthy wines like the white Burgundies they loved, when only 200 acres of Chardonnay existed in the state. Now current owners Peter and Willinda McCrea have revived the original Stony Hill Chardonnay label used for the 1952 vintage to commemorate the occasion. .February 7, 2006 |
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